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GeoffLawes Lyr Req: Meaning of Lucana in Isle of st Helena? (10) Lyr Req: Meaning of Lucana in Isle of st Helena? 01 Sep 16

In the song about Napoleon's exile on St Helena known as The Isle of St Helena or Bony on St Helena some sing of Napoleon " thinking on Lucana ". Who or what is Lucana? I have googled and found an area of Italy called Atena Lucana which has Roman connections but I would like to know what Napoleon thinking on Lucana could mean. The song entitled " Bonaparte on St Helena" which appears in Gale Huntington's book "Songs The Whalermen Sang" is often quoted as a source of this song but it has no reference to Lucana. Does anyone know where and when the Lucana reference made its appearance?

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